Agenda Item # 14.1 - Christopher Cobillas | Received 09/27/2023From:Council Member Zachary Hilton
To:Public Comments
Cc:City Clerk
Subject:Fw: EXTERNAL - Fire Fighter Staffing
Date:Wednesday, September 27, 2023 2:17:02 PM
City Clerk,
Please add this to public comment for Item #14.1.
Zach Hilton
Gilroy City Council Member
www.zachhilton.com
#HiltonForCouncil @zachhilton_ca
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Sent: Wednesday, September 27, 2023 10:43 AM
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Subject: EXTERNAL - Fire Fighter Staffing
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My City Council,
My name is Christopher Cobillas and I live at I am distraught by the lack of fire
protection and emergency medical services provided to my neighborhood. As the city has grown,
basic city services has not. It is shameful to put my family and neighbors safety at risk by not
staffing the fire department. Is a residents life justified by budget dollar savings? We all know that it
is a matter of time until we will need to utilize public safety in some capacity.
I can include a laundry list of communities that have been decimated and taken off the map due to
fires but, we all know them. Having our fire fighters staffed and ready to respond is the only way
that our city does not end up in the news for lack of preparation. If it’s predictable, I can be
preventable.
I urge you all to consider my neighborhoods safety and remind you all that we voted to put you in
these position of leadership to protect us all!
Thank you for your time and constant effort,
Christopher Cobillas